How to Best Prepare for a Life & Health Insurance Licensing Exam
Becoming a licensed insurance agent can be rewarding, both monetarily and emotionally. Helping people achieve the peace of mind that comes with knowing their financial needs and those of their loved ones will be taken care of in the event of illness or death can be heartwarming. Most insurance companies offer generous commissions and each year the policy you sell is renewed you receive another commission. There is a lot to learn, however. Learning all you need to learn on life and health insurance to be prepared for the licensing exam can be overwhelming.
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Things You'll Need
- Life and Health insurance license course
- Computer
- Proctor for proctored exam (not a relative)
- Pen
- Paper
- Proof of successful course completion
- 2 forms of identification
Instructions
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Enroll in a life and health insurance license course approved by your state of residence. Enroll in an online course. An online course allows 10 to 15 days to complete the course. Write down pertinent information by hand if you are having trouble remembering all of it. Writing it in long hand can help you remember.
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Take the course exams. You usually are allowed to take the course exams as often as you need to for a passing grade. Take the course exams as often as possible even after you have passed them. They are a useful learning tool. Save the printable pdf files offered throughout the online course on your computer so that you can continue to study them even after you pass the course.
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Enroll in a regular classroom course if you learn better in a structured classroom setting. Classroom courses are usually scheduled for five days.
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Schedule your proctored exam. Choose a day and time that works best for you. Most people have a certain time of day when they are the most alert. Arrange for someone to be there when you take the exam. Ask someone who does not have an interest in whether or not you pass the test to be the proctor. They must not be a relative.
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Make sure you have at least a 4-hour block of time during which you will not be interrupted by other members of the household while you take the online proctored exam. Turn off the phone. Confine the pets in another room so they will not disturb you.
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Schedule your state license exam right away after passing the proctored exam. Choose a day when you will have time to look over your course material before the exam and will not be unusually stressed. Study as much as possible between the proctored exam and the state exam. Refer back to your course information. Have other members of the household or a friend quiz you on the material.
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Get plenty of sleep and make sure you eat well the day of the exam. Keep the caffeine to a minimum so that you are not overly tense during the exam. Take the proof of successful course completion sent to you after you complete your course and two forms of identification with you when you take your licensing exam. Stay calm and focused.
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